New Monday Night Film Series "I'd Like to Thank the Academy!" at Historic Asolo Theater

Sarasota, FL – Dec. 4, 2008 – Six cinematic Oscar winning performances await filmgoers as the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art and the Sarasota Film Festival present I’d Like To Thank The Academy as part of the Winter 2009 line-up of Monday Night Movies at the Historic Asolo Theater.  The celebration of Academy award-winning films will begin on January 5 and will continue through Feb. 19 with film screenings at 7 p.m. 

I’d Like To Thank The Academy includes:

• January 5, 7 p.m.

It Happened One Night (Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert, 1934)

Two great lovers of the screen in the grandest of romantic comedies.

USA 1934 / 105 minutes

• January 12, 7 p.m.

Jezebel (Bette Davis, 1938)

A fearless feminine creature with a heart full of love.

USA 1938 / 103 minutes

• January 19, 7 p.m.

On the Waterfront (Marlon Brando, 1954)

An ex-prize fighter, living by the laws on the jungle as a longshoreman.

USA 1954 / 108 minutes

• January 26, 7 p.m.

The Miracle Worker (Anne Bancroft, 1962)

The story of Anne Sullivan's struggle to teach the blind and deaf Helen Keller how to communicate.

USA 1962 / 106 minutes

• February 2, 7 p.m.

Tender Mercies (Robert Duvall, 1983)

A down and out country singer’s struggle for fame is over, but his fight for respect is just beginning.

USA 1983 / 92 minutes

• February 9, 7 p.m.

Funny Girl (Barbara Streisand, 1968)

Streisand stars as comedienne Fannie Brice.

USA 1968 / 151 minutes

Tickets are $7 for each film, $36 for the series of six films, and are available at the Historic Asolo Theater Box Office by calling 941.360.7399 or online at www.ringling.org.

The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Florida State University, is one of the largest museum/university complexes in the nation.  It preserves the legacy of John and Mable Ringling, educating and enabling a large and diverse audience to experience and take delight in a world-renowned collection of fine art; Cà d’Zan, the Ringling’s historic mansion; the Circus Museums; the Original Asolo Theater; and historic architecture, courtyard, gardens and grounds overlooking Sarasota Bay.

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General Admission includes the Ringling Museum of Art, special exhibitions, Ca' d’Zan Mansion, Circus Museum, and Mable’s historic Rose Garden, all on 66 acres of lushly landscaped grounds. Adults are $25; senior citizens (65 and over) are $20; children ages 6-17 are $5.  Free Admission for children 5 and under accompanied by an adult, museum members.  Advance tickets are available by calling 941.358.3180. Visit Ringling.org for more information.

The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Florida State University, is one of the largest museum/university complexes in the nation.  It preserves the legacy of John and Mable Ringling, educating and enabling a large and diverse audience to experience and take delight in a world-renowned collection of fine art; Ca' d’Zan, the Ringling historic mansion; the Circus Museums; the Original Asolo Theater; and historic architecture, courtyard, gardens and grounds overlooking Sarasota Bay.
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